Minecraft name: corlark
Forum name: corlark
What do you think are the top five things, that are most important in an application and why?
1: What do you know about Roleplaying? What is it? question. This is because if the applicant doesn't know what or about roleplaying, they won't be able to contribute to the server.
2: The biography. The biography could be detailed, long, and spaced out, but not go with the lore. This would cause confusion in-game when someone asks about you, or wants to get to know you better. The biography would need to be gramattically correct, and follow the lore.
3: Do you have a good grip on the English language/good grammar? question. When there isn't good grammar, the text is just an eye sore. Like some others have said though, some people live in other countries, where english isn't their primary language. So, in order to be fair, we should be lenient with certain people, due to that factor.
4: Have you read, understood, and agreed to the rules? question. An applicant must read the rules, and understand them. This is a no-brainer. In order for a player to even contribute positively to the well being of the server, they must follow and understand the rules.
5: All of the questions that they ask about your characters skills. If one person has every skill, the game would be no fun. there would be NO room for our character to progress, and they would get bored easily, and leave the server.